SeekingAlpha · Jan 16, 2026
HIX: Limited Appeal As Long As Rates Remain Elevated
Western Asset High Income Fund II is rated Hold due to persistent vulnerability from elevated interest rates & aggressive leverage. Read more on HIX CEF here.
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NYSE · HIX
Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.
Financial Services · Asset Management - Income
$3.94
Up+$0.02 (+0.51%)
Updated Aug 13, 2026, 9:10 PM
SID Score
5.0/10
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- Market cap
- 373.34M
- P/E ratio
- 11.57
- Dividend yield
- 18.65%
- 52-week range
- $3.75 – $4.40
- Volume
- 146.66K
- Avg. volume
- 364.52K
Price performance
HIX price history
1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
HIX closed at $3.94 after 21 trading sessions, down 1.01% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $3.94
- Period change
- -1.01%
- Period low
- $3.85
- Period high
- $4.00
Daily close
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| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2026 | $3.96 | $3.96 | $3.93 | $3.94 | 146.66K |
| Aug 11, 2026 | $3.95 | $3.96 | $3.93 | $3.94 | 131.01K |
| Aug 10, 2026 | $3.95 | $3.96 | $3.93 | $3.94 | 263.08K |
| Aug 7, 2026 | $3.93 | $3.96 | $3.92 | $3.94 | 336.73K |
| Aug 6, 2026 | $3.94 | $3.94 | $3.90 | $3.92 | 281.64K |
| Aug 5, 2026 | $3.94 | $3.95 | $3.92 | $3.93 | 254.08K |
| Aug 4, 2026 | $3.88 | $3.935 | $3.88 | $3.91 | 632.79K |
| Aug 3, 2026 | $3.88 | $3.92 | $3.88 | $3.89 | 310.91K |
| Jul 31, 2026 | $3.91 | $3.92 | $3.87 | $3.88 | 502.76K |
| Jul 30, 2026 | $3.85 | $3.90 | $3.84 | $3.89 | 464.06K |
| Jul 29, 2026 | $3.89 | $3.89 | $3.85 | $3.85 | 249.37K |
| Jul 28, 2026 | $3.90 | $3.91 | $3.86 | $3.88 | 351.32K |
| Jul 27, 2026 | $3.93 | $3.935 | $3.89 | $3.91 | 339.05K |
| Jul 24, 2026 | $3.92 | $3.9325 | $3.89 | $3.91 | 319.47K |
| Jul 23, 2026 | $3.99 | $3.99 | $3.94 | $3.95 | 292.51K |
| Jul 22, 2026 | $4.00 | $4.01 | $3.98 | $3.99 | 291.1K |
| Jul 21, 2026 | $4.00 | $4.03 | $3.99 | $4.00 | 570.8K |
| Jul 20, 2026 | $3.98 | $4.00 | $3.96 | $4.00 | 271.47K |
| Jul 17, 2026 | $3.95 | $3.99 | $3.9401 | $3.96 | 464.98K |
| Jul 16, 2026 | $3.99 | $4.00 | $3.97 | $3.98 | 223.06K |
| Jul 15, 2026 | $3.98 | $4.01 | $3.965 | $3.98 | 427.21K |
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Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc is a diversified closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to maximize current income by investing at least 80% of its net assets and borrowings for investment purposes in high-yield debt securities.
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